Skip navigation
Watchlist Sponsored By :

Current DateTime: 02:16:17 06 Oct 2008
LinksList Documentid: 24355697

Current DateTime: 02:16:17 06 Oct 2008
LinksList Documentid: 24890560
  • Protecting Your Portfolio

      Credit Crunch. Recession. Bear Market. There's a triple threat out there for investors. Here's a guide to managing your money.

  • Struggle at AIG

      The Federal Reserve comes to the rescue again with a $85-billion loan package to help shore up the giant insurer'sfinances in the the face of a possible chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

  • Wall Street In Crisis

      Wall Street was badly shaken Sunday by the failure of Lehman Brothers, the takeover of Merrill Lynch and big asset sales by AIG.

By CNBC.com | 07 Nov 2007 | 08:06 AM ET
Text Size

How do you take your energy -- green or black?

Green Home

The choices are not quite that simple yet, but with investors fixating on $100-a-barrel oil and CNBC taking an in-depth look at the green movement all this week, it’s worth asking the question: Which group is performing better in the market -- investments based on so-called clean or green energy or investments based on more traditional carbon-based technology, like oil and coal?

Given the growing popularity of exchange traded funds with investors and ETFs' capacity to reflect a broad swath of any sector, we thought they’d provide the most useful comparisons.

Green ETFs

  • Powershares WilderHill Clean Energy                    +46.71%
  • Market Vectors Global Alt Energy                        +43.36%
  • PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy            +20.92%
  • Claymore / LGA Green                                         +5.74%

Black ETFs

  • United States Oil Fund                                      +45.70%
  • Oil Service HOLDRs                                           +41.90%
  • Energy Select Sector                                        +32.35%

Yes, that’s right, thus far on a year-to-date basis, green has a slight edge over black.

Green Vs. Black ETFs
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

-- Research by Ariel Nelson, CNBC

© 2008 CNBC.com

HOME  |  NEWS  |  MARKETS  |  EARNINGS  |  INVESTING  |  VIDEO  |  CNBC TV  |  CNBC PLUS  |  CNBC MOBILE  |  CNBC HD+
About CNBC   |   Site Map   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service   |   Advertise   |   Help   |   Feedback   |   Video Reprints
  Data is a real-time snapshot   *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes

Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis